Total Questions : 50
Duration : 25 Minutes
 
Q1. Kofi Annan, the UNO Secretary-General belong to
  1. Saudi Arab 2. Egypt
  3. Ghana 4. Brazil
             
Q2. The deepest ocean in the world is
  1. The Indian ocean 2. The Atlantic ocean
  3. The Pacific ocean 4. None of these
             
Q3. The oldest mutual fund in India is the
  1. SBI Mutual Fund 2. BOB Mutual Fund
  3. PNB Mutual Fund 4. UTI
             
Q4. A candidate for elections to the Lok Sabha stands to lose his Deposit Money if he fails to get
  1. 1/5 of total valid votes 2. 1/8 of valid votes
  3. 1/6 of valid votes polled 4. none of these
             
Q5. The Varanasi–Kanyakumari National Highway is called
  1. N.H. – 8 2. N. H. – 7
  3. N.H. – 12 4. N.H. – 9
             
Q6. Which of the following areas of output is witnessing a new revolution?
  1. oilseeds 2. fisheries
  3. fruits 4. cereals
             
Q7. The W.T.O. came into being on
  1. 1st April, 1995 2. 1st April, 1994
  3. 1st Jan., 1995 4. 1st Jan., 1996
             
Q8. Bengal was partitioned during the viceroyalty of
  1. Lord Rippon 2. Lord Curzon
  3. Lord Hardinge 4. Lord Minto
             
Q9. The term “Ashes” is related to
  1. Cricket 2. Football
  3. Hockey 4. Golf
             
Q10. “Rang Bhumi” is a celebrated work by
  1. Amrit Nagar 2. Prem Chand
  3. Harivansh Bachchan 4. Jaishankar Prasad
             
Q11. In ancient India, if you were looking for silver in India, you would have gone towards
  1. West Bengal 2. Kerala
  3. Orissa 4. Madhya Pradesh
             
Q12. NASA is a / an
  1. T.V. Channel 2. financing agency
  3. U.S. agency 4. social work agency
             
Q13. The Nalsarover Sanctuary is famous for
  1. migratory birds 2. deer
  3. wild ass 4. white lions
             
Q14. “The City of Electronics” is the title given to
  1. Bombay 2. Bangalore
  3. Mohali 4. Bombay
             
Q15. Akbar’s regent was
  1. Abul Fazal 2. his father
  3. Bairam Khan 4. Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
             
Q16. Kiwi is a
  1. mammal 2. bird
  3. amphibian 4. can’t be said
             
Q17. The capital of South Africa is
  1. Pretoria 2. Kimberley
  3. Transvaal 4. Ncatal
             
Q18. The National Chemical Laboratory is in
  1. Calcutta 2. Pune
  3. Jamshedphur 4. Bhav Nagar
             
Q19. The theory of natural selection was given by
  1. Linneus 2. Darwin
  3. Mendel 4. Leewenhock
             
Q20. Which Indian City has the maximum number of motorized vehicles on its roads?
  1. Calcutta 2. Bombay
  3. N. Delhi 4. Madras
             
Q21. Who among the following is NOT a painter?
  1. Nand Lal Bose 2. Jamini Roy
  3. Manjit Bawa 4. Rituparno Ghosh
             
Q22. “The World AIDS Day” is observed on
  1. 1 DEC 2. 10 DEC
  3. 5 JUNE 4. 15 DEC
             
Q23. The court language during the Mughal times was
  1. Turkish 2. Urdu
  3. Persian 4. Hindi
             
Q24. “Bank Rate” is the
  1. rate of interest charged by banks on loans 2. interest rate given by banks on FDs
  3. rate at which bills are rediscounted by the RBI 4. None of the above
             
Q25. Copper is found in abundance in
  1. Khetri 2. Udaipur
  3. Jaisalmer 4. Bhilwara
             
Q26. Lakshya and Nishant are new
  1. Rockets 2. Pilotless aircraft
  3. Missiles 4. submarines
             
Q27. “The Fire Temple” is the place of worship of the
  1. Jews 2. Parsis
  3. Hebrews 4. None of these
             
Q28. The driest place in India is
  1. Mount Abu 2. Jodhpur
  3. Jaisalmer 4. Bikaner
             
Q29. Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, was deported by the British to
  1. Malaya 2. Rangoon
  3. Singapore 4. the Andamans
             
Q30. “Nirmal Hridaya” is a
  1. project for orphans 2. de-addiction project
  3. rehab project for widows 4. None of these
             
Q31. Enriched Uranium means uranium that contains high percentage of
  1. Uranium 233 2. Uranium 235
  3. Uranium 239 4. No impurities
             
Q32. The function of a fuse in an electrical circuit is to
  1. avoid electric shocks 2. regulate current flow
  3. break overloaded circuit 4. increase voltage
             
Q33. The energy conversions in a megaphone (loudspeaker) are
  1. Sound to mechanical to electrical 2. Electrical to mechanical to sound
  3. Sound to electrical to sound 4. None of these
             
Q34. The Cabinet Mission was sent to India to
A. establish national government
B. To work out a process for power transfer
C. to accede to Jinnah’s demand for Pakistan
  1. A and B 2. B and C
  3. A, B and C 4. B only
             
Q35. The antibiotic Penicillin is obtained from a
  1. Virus 2. Protozoan
  3. Bacterium 4. Fungus
             
Q36. The Electro Encephalogram (EEG) is an index of brain function and is most useful in diagnosis of
A. Epilepsy
B. Brain infections and drug effects on the brain
C. Sleep and its disorders
D. Brain death
Select the correct set.
  1. A and B 2. A and C
  3. A, B and C 4. All of these
             
Q37. Vrihi mentioned in the Vedic texts refers to
  1. Wheat 2. Barley
  3. Rice 4. Gram
             
Q38. The best way to define the rock types would be
  1. igneous –block-metamorphic 2. Sedimentary-igneous-limestone
  3. igneous-sedimentary-metamorphic 4. Igneous-metamorphic-marble
             
Q39. The Lepchas are a tribe found in
  1. the North-East 2. Mysore
  3. Madhya Pradesh 4. South Africa
             
Q40. The territorial waters of India extend upto _____ nautical miles into the sea.
  1. 12 2. 14
  3. 13 4. 25
             
Q41. What do MTCR, START and SALT have in common?
  1. International organizations set up by the UNO 2. Defence treaties
  3. International trade blocks 4. International scientific associations
             
Q42. The winter rains in north-west India are due to
  1. Westerly depressions 2. Retreating monsoons
  3. Trade winds 4. South-west monsoons
             
Q43. Who among the following was not a Sufi saint in his times?
  1. Shekh Baba Faridudin 2. Nizamuddin Aulitya
  3. Moinuddin Chisti 4. None of these
             
Q44. Deserts normally occur on the _______ side of the continents
  1. Eastern 2. Western
  3. Southern 4. Northern
             
Q45. The Great Barrier Reef is a
  1. Hill range 2. Man-made wall
  3. Tidal bore 4. Tidal bore
             
Q46. The ideal region for growing cotton in India is the
  1. Deccan Plateau 2. Indo-Gangetic Plains
  3. Brahmaputra Valley 4. Rann of Kutch
             
Q47. If local time of two countries differs by 1 hr., it means they have a longitudinal difference of ____.
  1. 1 degree 2. 5 degree
  3. 30 degree 4. 15 degree
             
Q48. India’s permanent research station Dakshin Gangotri is located on the
  1. Moon 2. Arabian Sea
  3. Himalayas 4. Antarctica
             
Q49. Bailadila in Bastar district is known for its wealth of
  1. Bauxite 2. Copper
  3. Manganese 4. Iron ore
             
Q50. During the struggle for freedom, the Ganesh Festival was popularised by
  1. M.G. Ranade 2. G.K. Gokhale
  3. B.G. Tilak 4. V.D. Savarkar